Title: Do authentic leaders influence innovative work behaviour? An empirical evidence

Authors: Dinesh Babu Mahendiren; Bijay Prasad Kushwaha

Addresses: VIT Business School, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India ' VIT Business School, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India

Abstract: The purpose of this research is to investigate how genuine leaders impact the creativity and innovative behaviour (IWB) of information technology (IT) employees. It also examines the impact of perceived organisational support as a mediator in the correlations between authentic leadership as well as innovative behaviours. This study explores the influence of authentic leadership via the employee's IWB using aspects from social exchange theory as well as social cognitive theory. The data was collected from a sample of 487 employees of the IT sector in India. The partial least square method is applied to test the structural relationship of the research framework. Findings reveal that authentic leadership positively impact innovative work behaviour and perceived organisation support mediates authentic leadership and IWB. Additionally, when organisations and leaders support the employees and value their creative thinking then the employee replicates IWB in the organisation. The practical and theoretical implications are discussed.

Keywords: authentic leaders; innovative work behaviour; social exchange theory; social cognitive theory; organisational support.

DOI: 10.1504/IJWI.2024.142021

International Journal of Work Innovation, 2024 Vol.5 No.4, pp.368 - 383

Received: 07 Sep 2023
Accepted: 11 Sep 2023
Published online: 07 Oct 2024 *

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